Professions and Work Related - 4

Which of the following could replace 'scepticism' as used in the passage?

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option according to the corresponding number in the passage.

The importance of developing a highly cohesive and effective team can be gauged from some of the strangest methods adopted by organisations across the world for this purpose. Corporations could still be exploring new things and one day might ask their employees to perform strange tasks like swimming with dolphins to inculcate team spirit or even ask them to go for parachuting as a strategy to create a winning team out of a group of quarrelling individuals. Of late, the so-called team building activities have become so absurd and nonsensical to employees as well as employers that I developed a kind of scepticism towards all types of team building exercises. Here comes the most pertinent question; if games and group activities cannot transform a group of employees into a cohesive team, then what else can achieve this?

Which of the following could replace 'gauged' as used in the passage?

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option according to the corresponding number in the passage.

The importance of developing a highly cohesive and effective team can be gauged from some of the strangest methods adopted by organisations across the world for this purpose. Corporations could still be exploring new things and one day might ask their employees to perform strange tasks like swimming with dolphins to inculcate team spirit or even ask them to go for parachuting as a strategy to create a winning team out of a group of quarrelling individuals. Of late, the so-called team building activities have become so absurd and nonsensical to employees as well as employers that I developed a kind of scepticism towards all types of team building exercises. Here comes the most pertinent question; if games and group activities cannot transform a group of employees into a cohesive team, then what else can achieve this?

Which of the following could replace 'absurd' as used in the passage?

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option according to the corresponding number in the passage.

The importance of developing a highly cohesive and effective team can be gauged from some of the strangest methods adopted by organisations across the world for this purpose. Corporations could still be exploring new things and one day might ask their employees to perform strange tasks like swimming with dolphins to inculcate team spirit or even ask them to go for parachuting as a strategy to create a winning team out of a group of quarrelling individuals. Of late, the so-called team building activities have become so absurd and nonsensical to employees as well as employers that I developed a kind of scepticism towards all types of team building exercises. Here comes the most pertinent question; if games and group activities cannot transform a group of employees into a cohesive team, then what else can achieve this?

Which of the following could replace ‘transform’ as used in the passage?

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option according to the corresponding number in the passage.

The importance of developing a highly cohesive and effective team can be gauged from some of the strangest methods adopted by organisations across the world for this purpose. Corporations could still be exploring new things and one day might ask their employees to perform strange tasks like swimming with dolphins to inculcate team spirit or even ask them to go for parachuting as a strategy to create a winning team out of a group of quarrelling individuals. Of late, the so-called team building activities have become so absurd and nonsensical to employees as well as employers that I developed a kind of scepticism towards all types of team building exercises. Here comes the most pertinent question; if games and group activities cannot transform a group of employees into a cohesive team, then what else can achieve this?

Find the appropriate word and fill blank (i).

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable option for the corresponding gap.

A few days ago, I had a _____(i)_______ with one of my colleagues about work and stress. Suddenly it came to my mind that, of late, the two have become so _____(ii)______ that they cannot be separated. Work does not come alone and is always accompanied by certain amount of stress as if it is a ______(iii)_____ deal. If somebody is not stressed at work, the general _______(iv)_______ is that either he/she is not working sincerely or not working at all.

Find the appropriate word and fill blank (iv).

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable option for the corresponding gap.

A few days ago, I had a _____(i)_______ with one of my colleagues about work and stress. Suddenly it came to my mind that, of late, the two have become so _____(ii)______ that they cannot be separated. Work does not come alone and is always accompanied by certain amount of stress as if it is a ______(iii)_____ deal. If somebody is not stressed at work, the general _______(iv)_______ is that either he/she is not working sincerely or not working at all.

Which of the following could replace 'cohesive' as used in the passage?

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option according to the corresponding number in the passage.

The importance of developing a highly cohesive and effective team can be gauged from some of the strangest methods adopted by organisations across the world for this purpose. Corporations could still be exploring new things and one day might ask their employees to perform strange tasks like swimming with dolphins to inculcate team spirit or even ask them to go for parachuting as a strategy to create a winning team out of a group of quarrelling individuals. Of late, the so-called team building activities have become so absurd and nonsensical to employees as well as employers that I developed a kind of scepticism towards all types of team building exercises. Here comes the most pertinent question; if games and group activities cannot transform a group of employees into a cohesive team, then what else can achieve this?

Find the appropriate word and fill blank (ii).

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable option for the corresponding gap.

A few days ago, I had a _____(i)_______ with one of my colleagues about work and stress. Suddenly it came to my mind that, of late, the two have become so _____(ii)______ that they cannot be separated. Work does not come alone and is always accompanied by certain amount of stress as if it is a ______(iii)_____ deal. If somebody is not stressed at work, the general _______(iv)_______ is that either he/she is not working sincerely or not working at all.

Which of the following could replace 'pertinent' as used in the passage?

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option according to the corresponding number in the passage.

The importance of developing a highly cohesive and effective team can be gauged from some of the strangest methods adopted by organisations across the world for this purpose. Corporations could still be exploring new things and one day might ask their employees to perform strange tasks like swimming with dolphins to inculcate team spirit or even ask them to go for parachuting as a strategy to create a winning team out of a group of quarrelling individuals. Of late, the so-called team building activities have become so absurd and nonsensical to employees as well as employers that I developed a kind of scepticism towards all types of team building exercises. Here comes the most pertinent question; if games and group activities cannot transform a group of employees into a cohesive team, then what else can achieve this?

Which of the following could replace 'strategy' as used in the passage?

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option according to the corresponding number in the passage.

The importance of developing a highly cohesive and effective team can be gauged from some of the strangest methods adopted by organisations across the world for this purpose. Corporations could still be exploring new things and one day might ask their employees to perform strange tasks like swimming with dolphins to inculcate team spirit or even ask them to go for parachuting as a strategy to create a winning team out of a group of quarrelling individuals. Of late, the so-called team building activities have become so absurd and nonsensical to employees as well as employers that I developed a kind of scepticism towards all types of team building exercises. Here comes the most pertinent question; if games and group activities cannot transform a group of employees into a cohesive team, then what else can achieve this?

Find the appropriate word and fill blank (iii).

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable option for the corresponding gap.

A few days ago, I had a _____(i)_______ with one of my colleagues about work and stress. Suddenly it came to my mind that, of late, the two have become so _____(ii)______ that they cannot be separated. Work does not come alone and is always accompanied by certain amount of stress as if it is a ______(iii)_____ deal. If somebody is not stressed at work, the general _______(iv)_______ is that either he/she is not working sincerely or not working at all.

Which of the following could replace 'inculcate' as used in the passage?

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option according to the corresponding number in the passage.

The importance of developing a highly cohesive and effective team can be gauged from some of the strangest methods adopted by organisations across the world for this purpose. Corporations could still be exploring new things and one day might ask their employees to perform strange tasks like swimming with dolphins to inculcate team spirit or even ask them to go for parachuting as a strategy to create a winning team out of a group of quarrelling individuals. Of late, the so-called team building activities have become so absurd and nonsensical to employees as well as employers that I developed a kind of scepticism towards all types of team building exercises. Here comes the most pertinent question; if games and group activities cannot transform a group of employees into a cohesive team, then what else can achieve this?